Free speech

We have seen the government's attempt to hide its misdeeds by shredding the pages of Time Magazine. We have seen the government's vehement denial of Bangla Bhai that made headlines in New York Times. The same government tortured journalist Shahriar Kabir and arrested the visiting journalists from Channel 4 of UK for their alleged role in reporting repression on minorities. The same government repeatedly failed to solve the high profile killings and to uncover the men behind the country's biggest arms hauls. The list will go on and on.

With the invention of the Internet, people now have instant access to information without restraint. I am glad that the government of Bangladesh does not have much control over how the Internet works.

I would suggest the policy makers of the government to pay attention to the problems, instead of denying them.